Product Overview
The RocketStor 6418TS utilizes 2 of HighPoint’s Q-SATA connectivity ports to directly support up to 8 SATA hard drives or SSD's in one or more RAID Storage configurations. The dual Q-SATA connectivity solution merges as the performance capabilities of eight independent 6Gb/s SATA channels into a single, super-speed connectivity solution that is capable of performing up to 2x 2,400MB/s. It is an ideal RAID storage solution for performance hungry workstations.

The RocketStor 6418TS Turbo RAID Solution is powered by our industry proven RAID stack by leveraging the powerful system resources and robust 2nd generation PCIe x8 and x16 host interface of today’s modern computing platforms. Turbo class is designed to deliver the industry's most cost-efficient RAID-6 Storage Solutions.

Connectivity SolutionQ-SATA Connectivity Solution: Q-SATA, or Quad-SATA is a connectivity Solution that utilizes SFF-8088 connectors to deliver true SATA 6Gb/s RAID Storage performance at an affordable price point. “Q” refers to the performance capability of the connection, which quadruples the SATA transfer bandwidth up to 2x 2,400MB/s, and fully optimizes RAID performance for up to 8 SATA 6Gb/s SSD or hard drives. Q-SATA features a robust locking mechanism to ensure stable and reliable storage connectivity.

Robust RAID RecoveryEfficient RAID Recovery Solution: The RocketStor 6418TS can save and manage redundant RAID Configurations to ensure RAID accessibility and availability. This configuration data can be used to recover disabled arrays in the case of a power outage or severe hardware failure.

pen-Box Storage SolutionThe RocketStor 6418TS features an “open-box” approach to storage, which grants customers the freedom to use their choice of SAS or SATA drive from all major drive brands including HGST, Seagate, Toshiba and WDC. Customers can add drives as needed to meet the evolving performance or capacity requirements of the storage application. The eight removable hot-swap bays support any 2.5” or 3.5” SATA Hard Drive or SSD, and up to 96TB of total storage capacity. Enterprise /NAS class drives are recommended for the RocketStor 6418TS; customers can tailor storage configurations to meet each application’s performance and budget requirements.

Intelligent Storage Management SolutionThe RocketStor 6418TS includes a user-friendly web-based management interface available for Windows, and Mac OSX operating systems. Novices and experts alike, can quickly and easily configure, monitor, maintain and troubleshoot RAID configurations and individual storage devices, all from a single, unified software suite. Advanced Management Features allow customers to configure Email notification to inform one or more users of changing storage conditions while outside of the work environment, and manage storage remotely via a local network connection.

Mac & PC Compatible: The RocketStor 6418TS was designed for maximum compatibility with today's leading operating system platforms, and can be easily integrated PCIe capable Mac workstations utilizing OS X 10.6 and later, and PC's running Windows 10, 8.1, 7, Server 2012 or 2008, FreeBSD 9.0 and later, and a variety of Linux distributions including RedHat Enterprise, Open SuSE, Fedora Core, Debian, and Ubuntu .

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